The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-06-24

wheels reu ana inc royal arms IN gold en-
blazoned upon the panels Red Morocco
harness was used for the horses, which were
otherwise decorated with royal blue ribbons
All the servants wore state liyeries Of scar
let and gold The other carriages contain
ing members of the royal family were Of a
gorgeous character, horsed with four bays
each, and all open. The procession pro-
ceeded at a smart walking pace into Con-
satution hill, and then adopted more de-
hberate gait The beautiful geen of the
avenue trees, the sweet odors of the haw-
thorns and the splendid uniforms Of the
military, coupled with the enthusiasm of
the crowd, made the occasion one of re-
freshing enchantment The procession
slowly made its way until the Wei
lngton arch was reached, and then the
nrst introduction to tho London streets
ensued. Emerging from the Wellington
arch, the first to greet the queen were the
conValescsnt patients and others at the St
Georges hospital, which was packed from
basement to roof, seats having been erected
Tor many thousands over the roof of the
hospital On reaching PIcadilly the queen
was seen to look up at the Apsley house and
as she passed the mansions Of her intimate
friends ta6 sons, the sons-in-iaW and
grandsons of the queen were all cheered by
bhe people. Frederick William, the German
crown prince, IN his white uniform, was
easfty recognized by the populace, and he
was applauded by EnglIshmen as he never
has yet been in his own country His man
ner was modest and affable, and he captured
the hearts Of the crowds and bowed again
ana again. IL was not until Devonshire house
was reached that the queen realized the
grand preparations that had been made to
greet her. Here the marquis of Harrington
mad spacious gallery erected, from which
many hundreds Of gaily dressed ladies
waved their handkerchiefs and cheered the
queen. Facing Deyonshire house at the Bath
hotel, another gigantic booth had been
erected, and from this point to Westminster
abbey every point of vantage had been
seized by contractors TO fix seats On
reaching Regent circus. where six
main streets converge, the sight was
memorable one, the streets being all
splendidly decorated with flowers, flags,
eVerg reenE, etc The procession, as viewed
from the duke of York's column, passing
down the hill from the circus to Pail Mai
east, was remarkable sight The shouts
OF the people were heard from tie top OF
the column as one vast roar. Many Aneri-
can ladies and gentlemen had secured seats
at palatial commercial establishment in
Waterloo place, and Joined in the enthusi-
asm as warmly as the English Passing
around Pail Mall east Trafalgar squire was
reached, and everywhere one looked
nothing but heads were to be seen, The
crowd here was tremendous, and COM
pletely eclipsed any that has assembled at
the greatest political gatherings of recent
years
SOME PEOPLE sUFFER
While the procession was passing through
Pall Mall, the weather having turned very
warm, three persons in that thoroughfare
were sunstrpck- A number of persons
along the route were crushed into Insensi-
bility, and were removed to hospitals Sew
era policemen were overcome by heat and
taken home in ambulances The horse rid
den by the marquis OF Lorne was restive and
threw the marquis, but did not injure him.
On reaching she Thames embankment the
procession had to make detour almost at
right angles. From the new National Ii
brary clUJ 20 ST Stephens club the enthu-
siasm was indescribable Men clambered
up in the trees in such number as to damage
them All along the Thames embankment.
where not occupied by public gardens, aeats
and galleries had been erected II passes
comprehension how the military and police
managed to keep way along the Thames
embankment open for the progress Of the
queen. Ambulances were busy here, more
persons being crushed and disabled along
this part of the route than any other. Here,
as everywhere, the enthusiasm provoked by
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turning into Bridge street, around St
Stephens club, her majesty obtained full
view Of the abbey and the preparations
which had been made IN Parliament square
The ground floor of the abbey was concealed
by the lofty grand stand, called ST Mar
garets, the seats If which were sold for five
guineas each Another block Of seats called
SThe Caring Stand accommodated 1, 400
persons
m THE ABBEY
On the procession nearing the abbey the
troops saluted, guns were fred, the bells Of
the churches rang out merry peals, and
flags were run up. the cheering being con-
tinued until the queen had passed inro the
west door After passing through the vesti-
bule, her majesty was conducted TO the
grand dais under the lantern tower She
was surrounded by thirty-two members Of
the royal family. The scene in the abbey
hen the queen entered was dazzling. Ten
thousand people were seated The women
discarded their wraps and revealed the full
splendor OF their beauty and attire Three
tiers Of galleries had been builtin the abbey,
with seats for ten thousand. The peers and
their wives were seated in the south trans
cept The ambassadors were seated right and
left OF the peers Members of the house of
commons were placed in the north trans
cept The seats for members Of the royal